Girls basketball: Marin Catholic 2-0 in MCAL

The difference: The Wildcats (5-7, 2-0) came out blazing, outscoring the Pirates (4-9, 0-2) 22-3 in the opening stanza en route to a convincing league win. Claire Renk scored nine of her game-high 12 points during MC's hot start.

From the coach: "We came out real strong with some intense defense and we got a few turnovers to get way ahead early," said MC's Rick DeMartini. "But Drake played us pretty even in the second half. For us, the intensity is there, we just need to execute a little better and make better decisions with the ball. But we're getting there."

Notable: The Wildcats converted 16 of 18 from the free-throw line. "That was our best free-throw shooting of the year," DeMartini said. "We've been working on free throws a little more in practice." MC outrebounded Drake 35-18. Renk had a game-high six rebounds. Kendall MacLean had five steals for the Wildcats. Drake was led by Genna Little with 10 points.